DudleyAndStephens

DudleyAndStephens t1_jeai7ct wrote

Reply to comment by Longjumping-Air6520 in Maryland’s second-highest court orders new hearing for Adnan Syed, reinstates conviction by Cody_in_Baltimore

I bet that Adnan did it. If I were on a jury would I have voted to convict him though? Eh, I don't know. It seemed like there was a case for reasonable doubt. I remember one thing that bothered me was the prosecution using the testimony of Jay Wilds. That lying piece of shit could tell me the sun rises in the East and I would be skeptical.

All that being said I also know that my opinions carry no real world weight. Anyone who claims to know what happened based on listening to a podcast is way to sure of themselves.

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DudleyAndStephens t1_jeah6sb wrote

Reply to comment by addctd2badideas in Maryland’s second-highest court orders new hearing for Adnan Syed, reinstates conviction by Cody_in_Baltimore

IANAL but I do know that Maryland does have some rules about victims' rights. I'm a bit surprised that they allow a court to void the dismissal of charges but I guess you learn something new every day.

Pragmatically I am glad that this means the decision about the dismissal goes to Ivan Bates. Mosby was such a garbage public official that the resolution of the Syed case would always have been suspect if the final decision was up to her. If Bates looks at the totality of the evidence and agrees that the charges should be dropped I'll have a much easier time accepting it.

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DudleyAndStephens t1_jbkxlph wrote

Reply to comment by sgtcarrot in Ravens designate QB Lamar Jackson with non-exclusive franchise tag by Cody_in_Baltimore

> Seems really immature

I don't think it's fair to say he's being immature. Football is a business and he's trying to get as much money as he can. Totally reasonable. There are dumb franchises out there that will give absolutely awful contracts to players and he gambled that something like that would benefit him. Unfortunately for Lamar the disaster of the Deshaun Watson contract in Cleveland appears to have knocked some sense into idiots like Dan Snyder.

I do agree that he misjudged his value on the market and would be better off with an agent.

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DudleyAndStephens t1_jacf68j wrote

Reply to comment by S-Kunst in Baltimore, the problem isn't a lack of jobs: "We can’t find people to work" - The newest threat to Biden's climate policies. by roccoccoSafredi

I can't believe this is being downvoted. Too many people in the US are getting college degrees that cost a lot but have marginal real world value. I know that jobs in the trades have a lot of drawbacks but knowing how to repair an HVAC system is a lot more valuable than a Communications degree from a third rate college.

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